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Dec. 6: Contra Costa Superior Court docket for "fl" cases
The following cases categorized as "fl" were on the docket in the Contra Costa Superior Court on Dec. 6. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Dec. 6: Contra Costa Superior Court docket for "fl" cases
The following cases categorized as "fl" were on the docket in the Contra Costa Superior Court on Dec. 6. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Cops in wrongful death lawsuit say suspect yelled 'Just f---ing shoot me!'
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California's Placer County and some of its deputy shefiffs have moved to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit over the shooting of a man they say screamed "Just f---ing shoot me!" before advancing on them with a knife.
Man dies from withdrawal in custody, lawsuit follows
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) — El Dorado County is blamed for the death of a California man suffering withdrawal symptoms while in custody.
Basketball player says NCAA wrongly enforcing rule that prevents transfer to USF
A college basketball player has filed suit against the NCAA, asking a California judge to block the NCAA from enforcing a rule he claims has wrongly denied him the ability to transfer to the University of San Francisco to better care for his mental and physical health.
Class action: Martian Sales mislabels highly addictive kratom products
A class action lawsuit accuses Martian Sales, which makes kratom powder products, of misleading consumers into becoming addicted to a product that is similar to opioids, but is marketed as safe.
Rampant PAGA, Prop 65 lawsuits land California courts high on list of worst U.S. 'Judicial Hellholes'
The report issued by the American Tort Reform Association says California ranks third on the annual list, thanks to its continued status as lawyers' 'laboratory' for innovative ways to increase businesses' lawsuit risk
Vivek K. Chavan Rejoins Greenberg Traurig’s Growing West Coast Real Estate Practice
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP expanded its Real Estate Practice in California with the addition of Shareholder Vivek K. Chavan, who returns to the firm after four years at DLA Piper.
Chef Boyardee is off to court
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — The maker of Chef Boyardee products has been sued for claiming they are free from preservatives.
Dec. 4: Contra Costa Superior Court docket for "fl" cases
The following cases categorized as "fl" were on the docket in the Contra Costa Superior Court on Dec. 4. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Dec. 4: Contra Costa Superior Court docket for "fl" cases
The following cases categorized as "fl" were on the docket in the Contra Costa Superior Court on Dec. 4. All case details are allegations only and should not be taken as fact:
Contra Costa Superior Court: Actions Taken on Dec. 4
The Contra Costa Superior Court reported the following activity on Dec. 4 in the suits below:
Jones Day's David Kiernan among Daily Journal's "Top Antitrust Lawyers in California" for 2023
David Kiernan, Partner-in-Charge of Northern California and a member of the Business & Tort Litigation Practice, was recognized on the Daily Journal's annual list of the "Top Antitrust Lawyers in California."
Lawsuit: Tower Wav shorted worker pay, committed other alleged labor law violations
Workers at mobility assistance company Tower Wav have sued their employer, claiming they should pay penalties under California law for allegedly shorting worker pay, among other alleged violations of labor law.
SF residents OK to resume class action vs waste hauler Recology over bribes to secure inflated rates in 2017
A California appeals panel ruled that the class action lawsuit doesn't amount to an illegal attempt to challenge rates set by the SF Rate Board, nor is it an attempt to make Recology pay twice, after the company paid $94M to settle prosecutors' earlier enforcement action over the alleged bribes
The EPA has released its final PFAS reporting rule. What will it mean for companies? on December 5, 2023
Partner Matt Thurlow will take part in a Dec. 5 discussion titled “EPA’s Long-Awaited Final PFAS Reporting Rule: Wide-Ranging Impact, Extensive Reporting Obligations.”
How to Stay Golden in California as Paid Sick & Safe Leave Standards Change in 2024 on December 5, 2023
Littler attorneys explain how recent amendments to California's paid sick and safe leave law will affect your operations in 2024.
Proposition 65 – Recent Developments, Litigation Trends, and Strategies to Manage Risk on December 5, 2023
We hope you’ll join us for a cross-industry review of major trends and common claims in ever-changing Prop. 65 compliance.
Biz AI firm Invisible Technologies allegedly shorted worker pay, lawsuit claims
Business AI-training firm Invisible Technologies Inc. has been hit with a class action lawsuit accusing it of shorting workers' pay, among other alleged labor law violations.
Google lawsuit: Two Vietnamese men behind thousands of fake copyright takedown demands
Google has filed suit against two Vietnamese men who they say have created numerous fake accounts to lodge thousands of frivolous copyright infringement complaints against 117,000 websites, simply to harm their competition.